Arizona's 4th Congressional District

Arizona's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Greg Stanton

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Arizona's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Greg Stanton (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Arizona representatives represented an average of 795,436 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 712,522 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Greg Stanton defeated Kelly Cooper and Vincent Beck-Jones in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton (D)	52.7	176,428
		Kelly Cooper (R)	45.5	152,052
		Vincent Beck-Jones (G)	1.8	6,065

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,545
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Greg Stanton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton	100.0	49,178

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,178
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Kelly Cooper defeated Zuhdi Jasser, Dave Giles, and Jerone Davison in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Cooper	32.0	18,902
		Zuhdi Jasser	27.0	15,929
		Dave Giles	23.0	13,575
		Jerone Davison	18.1	10,664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,070
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Vincent Beck-Jones advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vincent Beck-Jones (Write-in)	100.0	31

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tre Rook (G)

2022

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Greg Stanton defeated Kelly Cooper and Stephan Jones in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton (D)	56.1	148,941
		Kelly Cooper (R)	43.9	116,521
	Submit photo	Stephan Jones (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,498
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Greg Stanton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Stanton	100.0	61,319

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Daniel (D)
• Judy Stahl (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Kelly Cooper defeated Tanya Wheeless, Dave Giles, Rene Lopez, and Jerone Davison in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Cooper	28.4	20,281
		Tanya Wheeless	25.4	18,166
		Dave Giles	18.7	13,348
		Rene Lopez	14.2	10,149
		Jerone Davison	13.3	9,502

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,446
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon DeHart (R)
• Alex Stovall (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar (R)	69.7	278,002
		Delina DiSanto (D)	30.2	120,484
		Brett Brennan (L) (Write-in)	0.0	67
		Ana Perez Gissy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	39
		Miko Jones (D) (Write-in)	0.0	19
		Emily Robinson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	Don Overholser (R) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 398,623
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Delina DiSanto defeated Stuart Starky in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delina DiSanto	74.3	34,348
		Stuart Starky	25.7	11,852

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,200
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Spry (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Anne Marie Ward in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar	63.1	82,376
		Anne Marie Ward	36.9	48,118

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,494
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2018

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated David Brill and Haryaksha Gregor Knauer in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar (R)	68.2	188,842
		David Brill (D)	30.5	84,521
		Haryaksha Gregor Knauer (G)	1.3	3,672

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,035 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

David Brill defeated Delina DiSanto in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brill	52.5	19,048
		Delina DiSanto	47.5	17,256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,304 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Incumbent Paul Gosar advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Gosar	100.0	94,092

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,092 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4

Haryaksha Gregor Knauer advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 4 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Haryaksha Gregor Knauer	100.0	323

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) defeated Mikel Weisser (D), Robert Hixon (D write-in), and Jeffery Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gosar defeated Ray Strauss in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Gosar Incumbent	71.5%	203,487
	Democratic	Mikel Weisser	28.5%	81,296
Total Votes				284,783
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Gosar Incumbent	71.4%	64,947
Ray Strauss	28.6%	25,991
Total Votes		90,938
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Paul Gosar (R) defeated Mikel Weisser (D) and Chris Rike (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Gosar Incumbent	70%	122,560
	Democratic	Mikel Weisser	25.8%	45,179
	Libertarian	Chris Rike	4.2%	7,440
Total Votes				175,179
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Ed Pastor decided to run for the 7th District in 2012, and Paul Gosar (R) won the 4th District seat in the 2012 general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Gosar Incumbent	66.8%	162,907
	Democratic	Johnnie Robinson	28.4%	69,154
	Libertarian	Joe Pamelia	3.8%	9,306
	Independent	Richard Grayson	1%	2,393
Total Votes				243,760
Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Ed Pastor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Janet Contreras (R), Joe Cobb (L) and Rebecca Dewitt (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Pastor incumbent	66.9%	61,524
	Republican	Janet Contreras	27.5%	25,300
	Libertarian	Joe Cobb	3%	2,718
	Green	Rebecca Dewitt	2.6%	2,365
Total Votes				91,907

2008
On November 4, 2008, Ed Pastor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Karg (R), Joe Cobb (L) and Rebecca DeWitt (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Pastor incumbent	72.1%	89,721
	Republican	Don Karg	21.2%	26,435
	Green	Rebecca DeWitt	3.6%	4,464
	Libertarian	Joe Cobb	3.1%	3,807
Total Votes				124,427

2006
On November 7, 2006, Ed Pastor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Karg (R) and Ronald Harders (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Pastor incumbent	72.5%	56,464
	Republican	Don Karg	23.9%	18,627
	Libertarian	Ronald Harders	3.6%	2,770
Total Votes				77,861

2004
On November 2, 2004, Ed Pastor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Karg (R) and Gary Fallon (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Pastor incumbent	70.1%	77,150
	Republican	Don Karg	25.7%	28,238
	Libertarian	Gary Fallon	4.2%	4,639
Total Votes				110,027

2002
On November 5, 2002, Ed Pastor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jonathan Barnert (R) and Amy Gibbons (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ed Pastor incumbent	67.4%	44,517
	Republican	Jonathan Barnert	27.8%	18,381
	Libertarian	Amy Gibbons	4.8%	3,167
Total Votes				66,065

2000
On November 7, 2000, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ben Jankoski (D) and Ernest Hancock (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	64%	140,396
	Democratic	Ben Jankoski	32.7%	71,803
	Libertarian	Ernest Hancock	3.3%	7,298
Total Votes				219,497

1998
On November 3, 1998, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Eric Ehst (D), Ernest Hancock (L) and Doug Quelland (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	64.7%	102,722
	Democratic	Eric Ehst	31.2%	49,538
	Libertarian	Ernest Hancock	2.4%	3,805
	Independent	Doug Quelland	1.7%	2,757
Total Votes				158,822

1996
On November 5, 1996, John Shadegg won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Maria Elena Milton (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg incumbent	66.8%	150,486
	Democratic	Maria Elena Milton	33.2%	74,857
Total Votes				225,343

1994
On November 8, 1994, John Shadegg won election to the United States House. He defeated Carol Cure (D) and Mark Yannone (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Shadegg	60.2%	116,714
	Democratic	Carol Cure	36%	69,760
	Libertarian	Mark Yannone	3.8%	7,428
Total Votes				193,902

1992
On November 3, 1992, Jon Kyl won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Walter Mybeck, II (D), Debbie Collings (I) and Tim McDermott (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Kyl incumbent	59.2%	156,330
	Democratic	Walter Mybeck, II	26.7%	70,572
	Independent	Debbie Collings	9.7%	25,553
	Libertarian	Tim McDermott	4.4%	11,611
Total Votes				264,066

1990
On November 6, 1990, Jon Kyl won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Ivey, Jr. (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Kyl incumbent	61.3%	141,843
	Democratic	Mark Ivey, Jr.	38.7%	89,395
Total Votes				231,238

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2020 census

On January 24, 2022, Arizona enacted its new congressional map after the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission transmitted its finalized congressional map plan to the secretary of state. The commission initially voted to finalize and certify the congressional map plan on Jan. 18. The commission's nonpartisan chairwoman, Erika Neuberg, joined the two Republican members—David Mehl and Douglas York—voting in favor of the map. The commission's two Democratic members—Shereen Lerner and Derrick Watchman—were opposed. This map took effect for Arizona's 2022 congressional elections.

The commission previously voted in favor of the congressional map by a 5-0 vote on Dec. 22, 2021, which was followed by a period for counties to request administrative changes before the final vote on Jan. 18.

How does redistricting in Arizona work? The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of five members. Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments. These 25 nominees comprise 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 unaffiliated citizens. The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission. The fifth member of the commission must belong to a different political party than the other commissioners. The governor, with a two-thirds vote in the Arizona State Senate, may remove a commissioner "for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of office." The Arizona State Legislature may make recommendations to the commission, but ultimate authority is vested with the commission.

The Arizona Constitution requires that both congressional and state legislative districts be "contiguous, geographically compact, and respect communities of interest–all to the extent practicable." The state constitution further mandates that district lines "should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts." In addition, the constitution requires that "competitive districts be favored where doing so would not significantly detract from the goals above."

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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Arizona after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Arizona after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

Gender/wage gap

Arizona's 4th is 1 of just 12 congressional districts in the nation where women have a higher median income than men. Women earn $111 more than men in the district, although statewide, women earn nearly $6,500 less than men on average. The largest wage gap in the state is Arizona's 8th Congressional District, where men earn nearly $12,500 more than women.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 4th the 174th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Arizona's 4th the 194th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 54.2%-43.9%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Arizona's 4th the 192nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 54.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 43.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Arizona's 4th Congressional District the 30th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.12. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.12 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Arizona
• Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Arizona's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)